How metabolic syndrome is diagnosed
You have metabolic syndrome when you have three or more of these:
- Large waist size
- High triglycerides
- Low HDL (good) cholesterol
- High blood pressure
- High fasting blood sugar
Treatment
Weight loss is the most powerful step. Losing even 5 to 10 percent of body weight improves every part of metabolic syndrome. Medicines may be added for blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar. GLP-1 medicines can help many people lose weight and improve these numbers together.
We also check for fatty liver disease, now called MASLD, which often comes with metabolic syndrome.